Web Directory

» Finding Aid for the Thomas Merton Papers at Columbia University
   Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, art work, audio cassette, printed materials by and about Thomas Merton.
   http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/archives/rbml/Merton/

» International Thomas Merton Society
   Promotes an understanding and appreciation of the character of Thomas Merton and encourages study and research that will help to make better known the unique contribution he has made to the literature of spirituality.
   http://www.merton.org/ITMS/index.asp

» Monastic Liberation as Counter-Cultural Critique in the Life and Thought of Thomas Merton
   Article by Shaul Magid, professor of Jewish philosophy, who is interested in Merton's piety. [Cross Currents]
   http://www.crosscurrents.org/magid.htm

» Ninth General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society - 2005
   The official site of the Conference, titled Revelation of Justice, Revolution of Love: Thomas Merton's Message for a New Millennium, to be held June 9-12, 2005 at the University of San Diego.
   http://www.sandiegomerton.org/

» The Merton Institute for Contemplative Living
   The Merton Institute aims to awaken interest in contemplative living through the works of Thomas Merton to promote Merton's vision for a just and peaceful world. Information about Thomas Merton, calendar of events, retreats, programs, conferences, publica
   http://www.mertoninstitute.org/

» The Thomas Merton - Edward Rice Correspondence
   This Georgetown University collection contains thirteen letters of the correspondence between the Trappist monk Thomas Merton and the writer, artist, and photographer Edward Rice, written between the years 1959-1967.
   http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cl197.htm

» The Thomas Merton Connection
   Article by Alan Altany asks what Merton was seeking in his exploration of Buddhism. [Hundred Mountain]
   http://www.hundredmountain.com/Pages/pageone_stuff/mertonpages_fall00/merton_fall00.html

» Thomas Merton - Resources for Catholic Educators
   Links to web pages and other resources on Thomas Merton.
   http://www.silk.net/RelEd/merton.htm

» Thomas Merton Archives at St. Bonaventure University
   The Merton Archives at St. Bonaventure University is one of the most important repositories of Merton materials worldwide. Its holdings include manuscripts and typescripts of his earliest journals, along with drafts of books and articles, letters, associa
   http://web.sbu.edu/friedsam/archives/mertonweb/index.html

» Thomas Merton Center
   The Thomas Merton Center is the official repository of Merton's artistic estate which includes over twelve hundred photographs and eight hundred drawings in addition to his writing. The Center archives over forty-five thousand Merton-related materials.
   http://www.merton.org/

» Thomas Merton Monk and Poet
   Web site dedicated to Thomas Merton and includes Merton retreats, journals, and links.
   http://edge.net/~dphillip/Merton.html

» Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland
   Founded to promote interest in and study of Thomas Merton and his concerns throughout the British Isles.
   http://www.thomasmertonsociety.org/

» Thomas Merton's Marian Poetry
   A collection of poems honoring the Virgin Mary written by Thomas Merton. Includes a page of photos of Merton.
   http://campus.udayton.edu/mary//resources/poetry/merton.html

» Thomas Merton: Celebrity Monk
   Transcript of a radio broadcast in which John Russell examines Thomas Merton's life and work. Lawrence Cunningham and Monica Furlong, two of Merton's biographers, and Father Michael Casey, an Australian Trappist monk, are interviewed. Includes rare archiv
   http://www.abc.net.au/rn/relig/enc/stories/s322192.htm

» Thomas Merton: Man of Many Journeys
   This essay by Sister Marie de Lourdes discusses Thomas Merton's inner and outer journeys that led from a youthful attempt to escape the world via the dark night of divine unknowing to a mature effort to fathom God's presence at both the world's heart and
   http://www.spiritualitytoday.org/spir2day/894123mates.html

» Three American Sophomores: The Restlessness of Thomas Merton, J. D. Salinger, and Jack Kerouac
   This article by Eric J. Scheske argues that Merton, Salinger, and Kerouac helped shape the youth movements of the 1960s and that they ended up contributing to the unrest of that era. [Touchstone Magazine]
   http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=3480